Memphis police Sunday expressed sympathy for the family of a New Orleans firefighter killed in a shooting Saturday, and MPD vowed to assist the Shelby County Sheriff's Office in its continuing investigation.

Gregory Howard of the New Orleans Fire Department was a bystander during a shooting incident early Saturday outside the Mynt Lounge in the 4200 block of Hacks Cross Road, between Winchester and Shelby Drive in southeastern Shelby County.

The sheriff's office said Howard, 37, was struck by a bullet when at least two shooters fired toward a crowd. The shooting occurred after a group was removed from the lounge following complaints to the DJ about the music.

"Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of Gregory Howard and to those of the New Orleans Fire Department," MPD Director Michael Rallings said in a statement Sunday. "We will fully support the Shelby County Sheriff's Office with this investigation and we will assist by all means necessary,"

Howard was in Memphis for a basketball tournament for law enforcement and first responders.

The New Orleans Fire Department said in a statement on its website that Howard was a nine-year veteran and leaves a wife and two children.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 901-528-CASH.